Denodo Integration Guide

Denodo with Qlik Sense

Authors:
Agastin Devaraj, Global SI Technical Enablement Manager - Qlik
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Initial Release Date: 25-June-18
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Contents
1 Background 4
1.1 Introduction 4

1.2 Technology Terms and Definitions 4

2 Validation Setup using ODBC driver 5

2.1 Denodo Setup using ODBC connector 5

2.1.1 Create a Data Connection to Denodo using ODBC Connector 5

3 Validation Setup using Denodo ODBC Connector 10

3.1 Connecting Denodo to Qlik Sense 10

4.Summary and Conclusion 17

4.1 Summary 17

4.2 Conclusion 17

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1 Background
1.1 Introduction
The purpose of the document is to demonstrate integration of Qlik Sense with the Denodo solution.

1.2 Technology Terms and Definitions

• Denodo: The Denodo Platform provides all the benefits of data virtualization including the ability to
provide real-time access to integrated data across an organization’s diverse data sources, without
replicating any data.

The goal of this project is to confirm that Qlik Sense can integrate with Denodo by Denodo ODBC Driver.

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2 Validation Setup using ODBC driver

2.1 Denodo Setup using ODBC connector

• An ODBC connection will be required to access the data, this can be installed from
here: This zip file contains the ODBC driver for Windows (for 32-bit and 64-bit
applications) and its source code.

https://community.denodo.com/drivers/odbc/32

2.1.1 Create a Data Connection to Denodo using ODBC Connector

• ODBC Set Up

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3 Validation Setup using Denodo ODBC

Connector
3.1 Connecting Denodo to Qlik Sense

• Opening Qlik Sense server and signing in, we click to “Create a new app”

• Give the app a name and click create

• Open the app and “Add data from files and other sources”

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• Select ODBC

• Create new connection

• Select the tables required:

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• Preview the Metadata:

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Direct Discovery
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• Load data, and build the app:

Click on “Add Data”

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• Load data, and build the app:

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4.Summary and Conclusion

4.1 Summary
The Denodo Platform provides all the benefits of data virtualization including the ability to provide real-time
access to integrated data across an organization’s diverse data sources, without replicating any data. The
Denodo Platform offers the broadest access to structured and unstructured data residing in enterprise, big data,
and cloud sources in both batch and real time, exceeding the performance needs of data-intensive
organizations.

It proves to be a very easy system to setup, configure, and leverage and a data platform by Qlik. One of the
takeaways from the integration was how fast we were able to create and connect with Qlik, the initial process
taking less than 60 mins to complete the entire process, loading it with data, installing and configuring Qlik,
and creating a dashboard off the Customer database.

Qlik Sense has now demonstrated successful integration with:

* Denodo using Denodo ODBC driver

4.2 Conclusion
The integrations demonstrated in this document show Qlik’s commitment to supporting the Denodo platform as
a premier technology stack.

Important Links:

A. Download Qlik Sense: https://www.qlik.com/us/try-or-buy

B. Download Denodo ODBC driver :

https://community.denodo.com/drivers/odbc/32

C. Direct Query in Qlik Sense: https://help.qlik.com/en-

US/sense/April2018/Subsystems/Hub/Content/Scripting/ScriptRegularStatements/direct-query.htm

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